Official 2015 Disneyland Half Marathon Thread.

[Ariel484]

Also, no special party for me. Signed up to do the 5K so I'll be in bed (if I'm smart).

 

[kim3339]

Wow.....barely 24 hours to go before registration opens. Still on the fence about whether this is the year to do it and get our Coast to Coast medals too.
Wife and I took the kids to WDW in January for Marathon weekend but they wouldn't be able to come to DL in the fall so that's mostly a bummer.
Labor Day weekend seems can be tough for cross country flights.
And obviously it will be warmer than WDW in January was.
The cost is always a downer and registration is stressful.

But outside of that, I can't think of any other real reasons not to try.
Probably won't be able to do a RunDisney event after this year until 2018 (hoping to do Star Wars (with kids) and Wine and Dine (without).
C'mon people...give me some motivation here!

You have to run it! How often do you get to celebrate the 10th anniversary of a race with a big park celebration like what's going on for the 60th? Everything is going to be bigger and better. Plus you get the C2C medal! Outside of the race, parkwise, Labor Day weekend is less crowded than MLK(SW weekend) so you can experience more w/o as much crowds.

 

[croach]

Wow.....barely 24 hours to go before registration opens. Still on the fence about whether this is the year to do it and get our Coast to Coast medals too.
Wife and I took the kids to WDW in January for Marathon weekend but they wouldn't be able to come to DL in the fall so that's mostly a bummer.
Labor Day weekend can be tough for cross country flights.
And obviously it will be warmer than WDW in January was.
The cost is always a downer and registration is stressful.

But outside of that, I can't think of any other real reasons not to try.
Probably won't be able to do a RunDisney event after this year until 2018 (hoping to do Star Wars (with kids) and Wine and Dine (without).
C'mon people...give me some motivation here!

Just do it. You'll be happy you did.

 

[jag90]

[QUOTE="zanzibar138,
This year, we're staying at one of the vacation condos off Walnut across from Magic Way. With my parents contributing for 3 nights (they will have their own bedroom and bathroom while they're with us), it worked out cheaper than a week at BW Stovall's![/QUOTE]

That's where we are staying as well. With 2 couples, it just made better sense for us.

 

[zanzibar138]

You can do it Slogger! If you're just doing the half (as opposed to the DDD), registration shouldn't be that stressful.

 

[Slogger]

You can do it Slogger! If you're just doing the half (as opposed to the DDD), registration shouldn't be that stressful.

Thanks for the encouragement and good points to consider. Unfortunately I feel left out when other people get their cool challenge medals or race shirts. It's such an unsettling feeling (okay maybe I'm exaggerating) to have "bling" envy.

Is there a support group for this type of behavior?

 

[Slogger]

You have to run it! How often do you get to celebrate the 10th anniversary of a race with a big park celebration like what's going on for the 60th? Everything is going to be bigger and better. Plus you get the C2C medal! Outside of the race, parkwise, Labor Day weekend is less crowded than MLK(SW weekend) so you can experience more w/o as much crowds.

Hmmm. 10th and 60th annies are good reasons too.

 

[Slogger]

Come on, @Slogger. All the cool kids are doing it.

Motivation: a 10th anniversary Disneyland Half Marathon medal + the Partners Coast-to-Coast medal. That is all.

Peer pressure.....I love it!!
Hard to disagree with your logic Ariel484.

 

[Keels]

We're pretty good at peer pressure - plus, just think about running in front of the WoC fountains AND Carthay and the Castle decked out in bling!

 

[kim3339]

Unfortunately I feel left out when other people get their cool challenge medals or race shirts. It's such an unsettling feeling (okay maybe I'm exaggerating) to have "bling" envy.

Is there a support group for this type of behavior?

Oh my god that's me when it comes to the rD races! I'd see all the shirts and people walking w/ the medals and get so jealous. But that being said, outside of the Dopey Challenge in the future and Tink, I think I'm dropping the 5k's. They're so expensive and then you add on the extra day of vacation and hotels costs... I'll just start wearing blinders.

 

[SueInBoston]

Labor Day weekend can be tough for cross country flights.

I don't know where you're traveling from...but my cross country (Boston to LAX) in Sept ($375) is less than what I paid for my WDW Marathon in January .

 

[Slogger]

Oh my god that's me when it comes to the rD races! I'd see all the shirts and people walking w/ the medals and get so jealous. But that being said, outside of the Dopey Challenge in the future and Tink, I think I'm dropping the 5k's. They're so expensive and then you add on the extra day of vacation and hotels costs... I'll just start wearing blinders.

My wife told me there is no way she is willing to do three days of early morning races---no 5k for us. Of course if Disney suddenly created a Dumbo Triple Dare challenge with the 5k, that might be a different story. Some of you might already have created your own challenge.

I may have shared this story before but last year in Va Beach at the Shamrock, they have a 8k on Saturday and a half and full on Sunday. You get a challenge medal for running both days.
The half marathon course is the 2nd part of the full marathon course, both start lines are close together and they use the same exact finish line. Last year a gentleman started with the half marathoners at 7 am, finished, and then changed shirts and bibs and zipped a few blocks over to the marathon which started at 8:30 (he said he got there about 8:50). Finished the marathon and nice article in the paper about being the first person to do it.

This year they have an actual challenge and medal for those brave and quick enough to try it.

What would be a good name for all of the 5k, 10k, and half marathoners combo runners at DL?

 

[CynthiaRebeca]

I'm SO nervous for tomorrow! I have been hemming and hawing for months about whether I would sign up for Dumbo. I did Disneyland Half last year at minimum pace and the sun was SO hot I didn't think I wanted to ever do that race again. But my mother and I love Dumbo so much and I have always wanted the medal since I first heard of it and I knew if I didn't sign up I would regret it greatly. My mom finally told me to go ahead and sign up and she would pay for half as my birthday present this month. Super sweet of her. Now the hard part tomorrow morning!

Does anyone have the direct link?

 

[Keels]

I have this bookmarked:

https://www.active.com/register/index.cfm?CHECKSSO=0&INT=29-110-1&EVENT_ID=2136696

Is that the right link? Good luck to everyone signing up tomorrow! I've got to get the husband registered for the half and I've got two other girlfriends registering as well ...

 

[CynthiaRebeca]

I have this bookmarked:

https://www.active.com/register/index.cfm?CHECKSSO=0&INT=29-110-1&EVENT_ID=2136696

Is that the right link? Good luck to everyone signing up tomorrow! I've got to get the husband registered for the half and I've got two other girlfriends registering as well ...

That looks right! Thank you so much!

 

[minniebeth]

I did the inaugural DDD on a solo trip and I am so, so happy I did! It was so much fun! If anyone is on the fence, I say go for it! We've done a lot of the runDisney races and it's still one of my favorites. DD is not 14 yet, so she can't run the 1/2 yet, so we are doing the 5K and 10K. Hopefully, with registration that is! We are doing the 5K with a charity, so we just need to have our quick typing ready for the 10K. Fingers crossed!

 

[zanzibar138]

Thanks for the encouragement and good points to consider. Unfortunately I feel left out when other people get their cool challenge medals or race shirts. It's such an unsettling feeling (okay maybe I'm exaggerating) to have "bling" envy.

Is there a support group for this type of behavior?

I sure hope so! If not, we should think about starting one lol!

My wife told me there is no way she is willing to do three days of early morning races---no 5k for us. Of course if Disney suddenly created a Dumbo Triple Dare challenge with the 5k, that might be a different story. Some of you might already have created your own challenge.

I may have shared this story before but last year in Va Beach at the Shamrock, they have a 8k on Saturday and a half and full on Sunday. You get a challenge medal for running both days.
The half marathon course is the 2nd part of the full marathon course, both start lines are close together and they use the same exact finish line. Last year a gentleman started with the half marathoners at 7 am, finished, and then changed shirts and bibs and zipped a few blocks over to the marathon which started at 8:30 (he said he got there about 8:50). Finished the marathon and nice article in the paper about being the first person to do it.

This year they have an actual challenge and medal for those brave and quick enough to try it.

What would be a good name for all of the 5k, 10k, and half marathoners combo runners at DL?

Wow what a crazy man lol!

After doing the 5k and the 10k last year, I refused to get up early 2 days in a row. So your wife isn't doing too badly.

I'm SO nervous for tomorrow! I have been hemming and hawing for months about whether I would sign up for Dumbo. I did Disneyland Half last year at minimum pace and the sun was SO hot I didn't think I wanted to ever do that race again. But my mother and I love Dumbo so much and I have always wanted the medal since I first heard of it and I knew if I didn't sign up I would regret it greatly. My mom finally told me to go ahead and sign up and she would pay for half as my birthday present this month. Super sweet of her. Now the hard part tomorrow morning!

Does anyone have the direct link?

How sweet of your mum. Good luck!

 

[EDS19]

Good luck to all those who will be trying to register tomorrow! I'll be sure and send you some positive vibes. I think it will be interesting to see how quickly each race sells out.

C'mon people...give me some motivation here!

As plenty of others have said its the 60th! If you haven't seen the concept art for the Carthay Circle Theater and the Castle all Blinged out check it out! Running past and through those should be extra special. In addition I'm sure there will be plenty of other special decorations up for the 60th. I wouldn't be surprised if they pull out some of the new "Paint the Night" floats backstage to run by.

As if the 60th isn't enough I'm guessing they will have some additional fun stuff since its the 10th anniversary of the half marathon weekend.

 

[Kathymford]

I would so pay for a 10th anniversary party! But as a local, I really have no reason to do the travel package. Oh well. I'll keep my money...FOR NOW.

 

[croach]

Darn, GET Travel has sold out of the DDD packages already.